KOffice 1.6-rc1 Changelog

The following summarizes the major changes to the KOffice Suite since the release of KOffice 1.6.0 Beta 1.

• KOffice Libraries
• KSpread
• Kexi
• Krita
• KFormula

KOffice Libraries

• KoProperty Library
  • Properties are not changed when new and old value are both null
  • Spin boxes for integer and double values: deleting the contents now sets null value

KSpread

• Formula engine / functions:
  • Fix references to sheets with names beginning with a number (bug:124549)
  • Fixes for various database functions
• UI:
  • Don't jump to chosen cell (range) on entering the formula (bug:134276)

Kexi

• Set "false" as default value for columns with Yes/No types
• When column type changes, default value is updated to match the new type (e.g. casted from integer to text; incompatible values are removed)
• Fixed inserting fields of type "Object"

• Hide unused radio button widget
• Fixed tab/backtab key handling
• Fixed displaying custom label text when "Auto Label" property is off
• Handling of global shortcuts like CTRL+PgDown is now shared with Table View (accesibility: it is now possible to move to next/previous record using keyboard)
• Moving to new row sets the focus in the first data-aware widget (in tab order)
• Fixed leaving from "editing" state on "accept row changes" or moving to other record
• Custom widget factories can be now loaded properly

• More shortcuts added, shortcuts are now usable and a bit MSAcces-like
• CTRL+End now moves to the last field in the last record (previously: the last record)
• CTRL+Home now moves to the first field in the first record (previously: the first record)
• CTRL+PgDown now moves to the next record
• CTRL+PgUp now moves to the previous record
• CTRL+Plus or CTRL+= now moves to the new record
• Fixed repainting after "Edit->Clear Table Contents" action

• Do not try to insert default values into a column with unique flag declared (or even primary key)

• Added chapter about forms translated to english.

Krita

• Fix some specific rendering artefacts
• Fix some non-artefact rendering errors
• Fix changing the adjustment of brightness-contrast adjustment layers
• UI:
  • Simplify acquiring screen shots (Bug:134527)
  • Remember opacity setting in Drop Shadow (Bug:134563)
  • Fix so that the rightly marked filters got displayed in the filters gallery dialog
  • New icons set for the too
• Selections:
  • Fix problems with selection extent with some selection tools
  • Krita crashes in select contiguous area (Bug:134497)
  • Remove the configwidget for selection brush and selection eraser tools
  • Display the mask layer's selection when the mask has one
• Drawing:
  • Grey8 colorspace also works antialiased when opacity<100% on adjustment layers
  • Add alpha darken to all colorspaces that still didn't have it (fixes painting indirectly on them)
  • Honor the selection with paint indirectly
• Adjustement layers:
  • Fix crash on loading adjustment layers
  • Some changes in selection actions concerning adjustment layers
  • Fix loading of brightness-contrast adjustment layers
  • Fix execution of adjustment layer changes undo information in general
  • Remove lots of non-working filters as adjustment layer
• Tools:
  • Better interraction with the perspective transform tool
  • Bezier tools don't work in openGL mode (Bug: 134477)
  • Optimization of the duplicate tool, and fix healing and perspective
  • Fix the tool crop behaviour

KFormula

• UI:
  • Fix character insertion that requires new token elements
  • Reenable cut, copy and paste
• MathML / OpenDocument:
  • Insert <mrow> element after <semantics> element, since it does not infer mrows. Fixes bug 134044